Commuter Spouses : New Families in a Changing World /

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"Commuter spouses--married couples who live apart due to the demands of their dual professional careers--shed light on a series of broad shifts in the dynamics of marriage, family, gender roles, and professional careers in the United States"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindemann, Danielle J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Work and family.
Long-distance relationships.
Commuter marriage.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Relations à longue distance > États-Unis.
Travail et familles > États-Unis.
Couples longue distance > États-Unis.
Long-distance relationships > United States.
Work and family > United States.
Commuter marriage > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Apart together : individualism, interdependence, and the meaning of (commuter) marriage
  • Virtually together : space, place, and communication technologies
  • Nobody's decision : the "choice" to live apart
  • "They don't have to pick up their husband's shoes" : doing and undoing gender
  • Who benefits from (commuter) marriage?
  • "But are they happy?"

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